Wrapping and winding machine



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WRAPPING AND WINDING MACHINE Filed My 22, 1942 A TTRNE Y Patented May 11, 1943 UNITED STM-"Esn PATENT OFFICE 2,318,739 WRAPPING'AND'WINDING MACHINE Thomas J. Bolesk, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Application May 1942, serial No. 444,085

Claimsl My invention relates to rope wrapping and winding machines, and more particularly to a machine for bundling or packaging rope by first coiling the rope and then wrapping the balance thereof about the convolutions of rope.

Heretofore it has generally been the practice to package rope in this manner by winding it by hand about spaced pegs, then removing the coiled rope from the pegs and wrapping the convolu; tions thus formed with the balance o the rope and interlocking the free end therewith.

It is true that some attempts have been made in the prior art to produce a rope ceiling and wrapping machine. Craig 2,267,016 shows a machine for ceiling and they wrapping rope into a package. or bundle form. In the machine of that patent it is contemplated that rope will be coiled b v hand about the projecting arms. and then whole mechanism is oriented and rope is then wrapped about the central portion of the convo.- lutions already coiled aboutthe arms. This latiter operation is accomplished by means of a han'- dle which rotates one of the arms and this in turn transmits motion to the other arm through the convolutions of rope. Such a machine. of course, is slow and cumbersome and tends to twist the convolutions of rope on the arms of the machine during the Wrapping operation.

Applicant with a knowledge o1" these defects in and objections to the prior art has for an object of his invention the provision of a rope wrapping and winding machine which will complete both operations without the necessity of hand Wrapping.

Applicant has as anotherl object cf his invention the provision of a wrapping and winding machine for rope employing a common actuating device for not only winding but also wrapping'rope in the packaging operation.

Applicant has as another object of his invenf tion the provision of a winding and wrapping machine having a carriage which may be readily moved from the winding tc the wrapping position without removing any part of the parts of the machine or without dismantling it.

Applicant has as a further object of his invention the provision of a rope ceiling and wrapping machine for ceiling and packaging rope into bundles of different lengths and sizes.

Appiicant has as a further object of .his invention the provision of a machine which will quickly and easily coil and wrap a rope into package form without twisting the convolutions thereof.

Applicant has as a stiii, fin'ther object of his invention the provision of a machine for wrapping and winding rope having removable pins be disengaged from .the carriage of the machine upon finishing of the winding and wrapping op'- erations. I Other objects and advantages of my inventio will appear from the following specication and accompanying drawing, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the annexed claims.

In the drawing 1 is a front elevation of my improved winding and wrapping machine. Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation of the same machine. Fig, 3 is a detail showing a portion of my improved machine including the carriage. Fig. 4 is a detail of the connection showing how the carriage is mounted on the drive shaft. Fig. 5 is a detail end view of the same connection. Fig. 6 is a cross-section of the same carriage taken along the line 6--6 of Figure l. Fig. '7 is a detail of the rear rope wrapping pin or peg, as it is seen in detached position.

Referring to the drawing in detail i designates the frame of my improved machine which frame iscomprised of a frame work of cross pieces and uprights as well as a base portion. The frame may be of any desired material such as steel, wood, etc., and it need not take the exact form shown in the drawing, since any reasonable fram be made to serve the purpose.

Joumaled in space bearings t, 5 mounted on the spaced uprights of the frame i a drive shaft actuated at one end thereof by a hand crank 3. The bearings 41,'5 are preferably mounted on the inner faces of the uprights and the other end of shaft 2 extends on beyond the uprights and over 'the base, pivotally mounting adjacent lits extended end a channeled carriage 5 intermediate its ends. Formed in the rear half of the carriage is a longitudinal channel i4 adapted to straddle shaft 2 and terminating at its inner end in a socket I8 for reception of the end i6 of shaft 2 for normaliy maintaining the shaft 2-andcarriage 5 in .co-axial relation. Formed in the end of shaft 2 is a recess or bore for the. reception of a tension spring having one end anchored toa .transverse key in the rear of the bore, and the opposite end joined to the pivotelement i .which 1s a screw threaded into carriage 6 and passing through s lot i9 in the end of shaft 2. Formed in the tcp wall of the carriage 6 is an opening I5 through whiclii the end IG of shaft E' is adaptedtopass and in which position the carriage is yieldablymaintained by means of the tension spring 2ll which acts upon pivot l'.

Formed in the outerY face of the rear portion of carriage 6, which is preferably of rectangular cross-section, are a series ci spaced annular grooves 8 adapted to coact with the bifurcated end I3 of pin or peg E2 which has a sliding frictionai fit with the walls of the grooves 8. it desired the arms oi` the fork i3 may resilient to provide a more positive clamping action to main v tain the nger l2 on the carriage e, Formed on the opposite or outer end of the carriage 6 are mounting means for the outer pin I. This carriage 6 has a series of spaced transverse openings through it, and these openings are adapted to receive the reduced extension or shank of the outer pin I which itself has a bore for the reception of a screwthreaded member having a roughened or knurled head. It will be noted that a transverse opening passes through the shankA or reduced extension through which a. cotter pin or other anchor may be extended when the pin is in position. These various transverse openings for reception of shank or reduced extension of pin IU are designated 9.

In its operation the machine is rst set up as indicated in Fig. 1 with the carriage 6 set at right angles to the shaft 2 and the end of shaft 2 extending through opening I 5 and held in such position by the action of the spring 2| which urges pivot screw 'I back against the inner end wall of the slot I9. The shaft 2 as explained is carried in the bearings 4, 4 mounted through their flanges 5, 5 on the frame I. 'I'he crank is turned rotating the shaft 2 and in turn rotating the pins I0, I2. The rope to be wound is then anchored to one of these pins and by their rotai' tion is thus wound or coiled about them until but a short length or end portion remains. Then the movement of the crank 3 and the rotation of the shaft 2 is stopped. The end of the shaft 2 is then disengaged from the opening in the carriage 6 by pulling the carriage horizontally away from the frame I and moving the pivot screw 'I over against the outer wall of slot I9. Then the carriage 6 is swung back into axial alinement with the shaft 2 with the channel portion I4 straddling the shaft 2. The spring 2| acts on the pivot I to return it to the back wall of the slot I9 and insert the end IE of the shaft 2 into the socket I8 where it is again locked. With the carriage 6 in axial alinement with shaft 2, the shaft and crank are again rotated causing the rope or end portion to be wrapped around the central portions of lthe coil or rope and the carriage 6. The pins or pegs II), I2 are then removed from the carriage and the wrapped package of rope, and the free end of rope is then passed through one of the openings of the rope package previously occupied by one of the pegs or pins thereby interlocking it in the bundle and completing the packaging. It is to be noted that in removing the bundle from the machine, it

having wrappings of rope about the carriage 6 riage being movable from one position to a position at rightl angles thereto, whereby to first wind rope thereon and later to wrap the rope that has been wound.

2. A winding and wrapping machine of the character described comprising a rotary shaft, a carriage mounted on the shaft and rotatable with it, pins upstanding from the carriage, said carriage being movable at right angles to the shaft, whereby on rotation of the shaft rope is wound about the pins, and upon being returned to the plane of the shaft rope may be wrapped about the carriage and previously wound rope.

3. A winding and wrapping machine of the character described comprising a frame, a carriage rotatably carried by the frame, pins upstanding from the carriage, said carriage being movable at right angles to the shaft, whereby on rotation of the shaft rope is wound about the pins, and upon return to the line of the axis of the shaft rope may be wrapped about the carriage and previously wound rope.

4. A Winding and wrapping machine of the character described comprising a rotary shaft, a carriage mounted on the shaft and rotatable with it, pins upstanding from the carriage, said oarriage being movable at various positions to permit winding of the rope and then wrapping of the rope, said pins being removable to facilitate the packaging of the wound and wrapped rope.

5. A winding and wrapping machine of the character described comprising a rotary shaft, a carriage pivotally mounted on said shaft adjacent its end, said carriage being adapted to be held in a position at substantially right angles to the axis of the shaft and also along the axis of the shaft, whereby rope may first be wound thereon and then wrapped thereabout.

6. A winding and wrapping machine of the character described comprising a frame, a rotary shaft on said frame, a carriage pivotally mounted on said shaft adjacent its end, said carriage being adapted to be held in a position at substantially right angles to the axis of the shaft, whereby rope may first be wound thereon and then wrapped thereabout.

7. A winding and wrapping machine of the character described comprising a rotary shaft, a carriage pivotally mounted on the shaft adjacent its end, spaced pins projecting upwardy from said carriage, said carriage being adapted to be held in a position at substantially right angles to the axis of the shaft, whereby rope may first be wound thereon and then wrapped thereabout.

8. A winding and wrapping machine of the character described comprising a frame, a shaft rotatably mounted on the frame, a carriage pivotally mounted on the shaft adjacent its end, spaced pins projecting upwardly from said carriage, said carriage being adapted to be held in a position at substantially right angles to the axis of the shaft, whereby rope may rst be wound thereon and then wrapped thereabout.

9. A winding and wrapping machine of 'the character described comprising a rotary shaft, a carriage pivotally mounted on the shaft adjacent its end, spaced pins projectingupwardly from said carriage, said carriage being adapted to be held in a position at substantially right angles to the axis of the shaft and also along the line of the axis of the shaft,'whereby rope may first be wound thereon and then wrapped thereabout, said pins being removable to facilitate packaging of the rope.

10. A winding and wrapping machine of the character described comprising a frame, a shaft rotatably mounted on the frame, a carriage pivotally mounted on the shaft adjacent the end', spaced pins projecting upwardly from the car'- riage, said carriage being adapted to be held in a position at substantially right angles to the axis of the shaft, whereby rope may first be wound thereon and then wrapped thereabout, said pins being removable to facilitate packagin of the rope.

. THOMAS J. BOLES. 

